Cartridge cutter and crimper



(No Model.)

E.KRONENBERG. CARTRIDGE CUTTER AND GRIMPER'. No. 308,775. Patented Dec. 2, 1884.

WH NESSES:

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' Unite "rates A'rnivir ED\VARD KRON EN BERG, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CARTRIDGE CUTTER AND CRIMPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 308,775, dated December 2,1884.

' Application filed May 2, 1884. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD KRONENBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cartridge Cutters and Orimpers, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure'l is aside elevation of a cartridge cutter and crimper embodying my invention, a portion thereof being in section. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view thereof. Figs. 3 and 4 are views of opposite ends thereof. Fig. 5 is a representation in dotted lines of a cartridge trimmed-or cut and crimped by the device.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures. 7

My invention consists of the stand or support of a cartridge cutter or crimpeiyhaving a wing for preventing shifting of the device during the operation of cutting or crimping the cartridge.

It consists, also, ofan adjustable gage for the cartridge receiver, the construction thereof being hereinafter fully set forth.

It also consists ofia knife which is supported on the cartridge-receiverin such manner that it may be run around the cartridge in order to cut or trim the same.

It also consists of other details of construc tion, hereinafter fully set forth and definitely claimed.

Referring to the drawings, Arepresents a stand or support, which is formed with arms AtA, a boss, A, connected with one of said arms, and provided with a screw, A, which latter is fitted to said boss, whereby the stand may be clamped to a table, shelf, &c., the latter entering betweenthe arms andh aving the screw tightened against it.

B represents a wing, which is connected with the portion of the'stand adjacent to the arms A, and projects horizontally therefrom in such manner asto abut against the edge of the table, shelf, &c., when the stand is prevented from shifting laterally or turning on the arms as a pivot during the cutting and crimping operations, hereinafter described, and thus the device re'mainsfirmly in position.

On the'stand above the arm A is mounted a tubular support, 0, for the cartridge, and

adjacent thereto is formed a ledge, D, on which is pivoted a holder, E, which is adapted to press against the head of the cartridge, said ledge having two or more openings, a, so that the holder may be removed and set in either receiverC, one end being adjacent to the hold-.

er E, so as to receive the flange of the cartridge, the other end being held by a screw, G, which is fitted to the support 0, or fastening therefor, and adapted to tighten against the gage, so as to hold the same firmly in its adjusted position.

H represents a knife or blade, which is fitted to a stock or carrier, J, the latter being at tached to an annulus or band, J, which circumscribes the end of the tubular support 0 opposite to the holder E, and is swiveled thereto so as to rotate thereon, said knife being adapted to be moved toward the edge of the support 0 and within the same, and afterward removed therefrom, it being seen that the knife is permitted to slide in the stock 1; but it may be pivoted thereto and accomplish the same purpose as the sliding motions.

K represents a rotating crimping head, which is mounted on an arm, L, the latter be ing pivotal] y connected with the stand A, so as to beswung from the end of the support 0, when so required, as shown in Fig. 4., and re turned thereto, as shown in Fig. 2, said arm having a bar or plate, M, which is adapted to tighten on the support or fastening therefor, so as to firmly holdthe head K during rotation.

The operation is as follows: The holder is thrown back and the crimper-head swung down. A cartridge, preferably of paper, is then introduced into the support, its end proj ecting beyond the edge of the same, regulated by the gage, after which the holder is restored and pressed firmly against the head. of the cartridge, the thumb bearing on the rest E, which projects from the stand A. The knife or blade is now advanced and forced into the cartridge and turned around on the support as an axis, thus cutting off the projecting end of the cartridge, and either trimming or shortening the same, as required. The knife is let go, and thus clears the support, so that the crimpinghead may be returned and located opposite to the cut or trimmed edge of the cartridge, which being accomplished the crank-handle of said head is rotated and the cartridge forced by the holder in contact with the head, and thereby crimped. The holder is again thrown back and the cut and crimped cartridge removed, after which another cartridge may be introduced. Should the cartridge adhere to the holder, it may be relieved and removed by means of a plunger, N, which is inserted in a recess on the inner face of the crimping'head, and provided with a suitable operating handle or knob.

Having thus described my invention, whatl claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination, with acartridge cutter or criniper and the cartridge-receiver 0 thereof, of the supporting stand or frame having a horizontally-extending wing, B, for preventing lateral shifting of the device, said wing being connected with the stand adjacent to the clamp thereof, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The cartridge-receiver O, in combination with a holder or clamp pivoted thereto,and an adjustable gage consisting of a sliding bar, F, which is fitted in a recess in said receiver, and secured by a screw, G, connected with the same, said bar sustaining the flange of the cartridge, and located at the end of the receiver 0 adjacent to said holder or clamp, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The cartridge support or receiver provided with a knife consisting of a blade connectedwith an annulus or band, which latter freely encircles said receiver, so that theknife is rotatable around the cartridge, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A cartridge-cutting knife connected with a carrier and sliding therein, in combination with a rotating annulus which encircles the cartridgereceiver, and has said carrier connected with it, substantially as and for the pur u pose set forth.

5. A cartridge-receiver, in combination with a crimping device pivoted to the support of the receiver, and a cutter or trimming-knife having its bearings rotatingly fitted to said receiver at the end adjacent to the crimping device, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

6. A cartridge-receiver, in combination with a ledge, D, connected with said receiver, and a holder or clamp, E, pivoted to said ledge, said ledge having two or more openings, a. whereby the holder or clamp may be adjusted relatively to the length of the cartridge, substantial] y as and for the purpose set forth.

ED\V ARD KRONENBERG.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. Wrnnnnsunrn, A. 1?. GRANT. 

